Andrea Iannone has been handed a penalty point for an incident during qualifying at Le Mans on Saturday. The Italian was deemed to have ridden dangerously after he rejoined the track at the Garage Bleu Esses almost directly beside Marc Marquez, who was on a flying lap.

Marquez had complained about the move during the press conference, but Iannone had claimed that he had run out of brakes at the Chemin aux Boeufs chicane and cut across the sliproad.

Marquez had responded to that suggestion by pointing out that if you’ve run out of brakes, you normally close the throttle across the sliproad, rather than accelerate. Race Direction appear to agree with Marquez’s assessment. Below is the press release on the incident:

FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix

Monster Energy Grand Prix de France – Decision of the Race Direction

On 17 May, 2014 during the MotoGP Qualifying 2 session of the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, the rider #29 in the MotoGP class, Mr Andrea Iannone ran off the circuit and rejoined the circuit at a speed and in a position which caused danger to himself and another rider, and disrupted the progress of the other rider.

This is considered to be irresponsible riding and is therefore an infringement of Article 1.21.2 of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations.

A Race Direction hearing was held with the rider in attendance.

The decision of Race Direction is to impose the addition of one Penalty Point to the record of rider #29 Andrea Iannone, according to Article 3.3.1.3 of the 2014 FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Disciplinary and Arbitration Code.

Should get smacked upside the head for taking Nicky out in the race as well…..

Chad D.

Agreed. At least he took himself out so after

Chad D.

ed. soon

Damn

yeah very good from him. because mm is always so clean and never ever hurt any rider on track! Never! not in any class he has ride befor and never in MotoGP he did anything stupid. never did any rider complain about the moves mm made. so good for you mm, he seems to know himself very good and nothing is wrong with his memory